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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dakota Martinez receives a coin and poses for a photo with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel inside aircraft hangar 19 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 30, 2013. Hagel spoke with troops and met with U.S. Pacific Command leaders during the first leg of his trip that will also take him to Singapore and Brussels.

SECRETARY'S COIN

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dakota Martinez receives a coin and poses for a photo with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel inside aircraft hangar 19 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 30, 2013. Hagel spoke with troops and met with U.S. Pacific Command leaders during the first leg of his trip that will also take him to Singapore and Brussels.

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